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Two occupants of the car died.
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On Wednesday afternoon, a car was hit by a train in Lower Austria. Two occupants of the car were killed in the accident.
On Wednesday afternoon, a car was hit by a train at an unrestricted level crossing in Pitten (Neunkirchen district). Two occupants of the car were killed in the accident, the Lower Austrian state police department confirmed to an online report from “NÖN” (“Niederösterreichische Nachrichten”).
Both male victims
The two occupants of the car who died in a collision with a train are men, according to the Lower Austrian state police headquarters. At first, more details about the identities of those affected and the cause of the collision were unclear. The accident occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. The level crossing has no restrictions, the traffic light system is fully functional according to the information from the ÖBB.
Accident in the district of Neunkirchen: 70 passengers evacuated
According to the ÖBB, no one was injured in the rail vehicle and 70 passengers were evacuated.
As the commander of the district fire brigade, Josef Huber, informed the APA, the car was dragged about 100 meters from the train. In addition to the police and rescue service, 14 members of Pitten’s volunteer fire brigade were on duty during the rescue work.
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